Altyn-Tagh

Altyn-Tagh (also Altun Mountains, Altun Shan; Chinese: 阿尔金山, Pinyin: A'erjin Shan, Wade–Giles: A-erh-chin Shan) is a mountain range in Northwestern China that separates the Eastern Tarim Basin from the Tibetan Plateau. The western third is in Xinjiang while the eastern part forms the border between Qinghai to the south and Xinjiang and Gansu to the north. Altun Shan is also the name of a 5,830 metres (19,130 ft) mountain near the eastern end of the range, the highest point in Gansu.

Altyn-Tagh

Altyn-Tagh (also Altun Mountains, Altun Shan; Chinese: 阿尔金山, Pinyin: A'erjin Shan, Wade–Giles: A-erh-chin Shan) is a mountain range in Northwestern China that separates the Eastern Tarim Basin from the Tibetan Plateau. The western third is in Xinjiang while the eastern part forms the border between Qinghai to the south and Xinjiang and Gansu to the north. Altun Shan is also the name of a 5,830 metres (19,130 ft) mountain near the eastern end of the range, the highest point in Gansu.